Story+2009-06-09+Koengen,+Norway

“Good evening, Bergen (crowd cheers) we’re so glad to be here in your beautiful city tonight (crowd cheers) that’s right…and the E Street Band has come thousands of miles to fulfil our solemn vow to rock the house (crowd cheers) we didn’t come all this way just to rock the house, we came thousands of miles because we wanna build a house right here on this field tonight (crowd cheers) that’s right…we wanna build a house…we wanna take the fear that’s out there and build us a house of love, we wanna take the doubt that’s out there and build us a house of faith, we wanna take the despair that’s out there and build us a house of hope, we wanna take the sadness that out’s there and build us a house of joy and happiness (crowd cheers) and we wanna take the cooling off and build us a house of sexual healing! (crowd cheers) are we ready for the sexual healing to begin? (crowd cheers) that’s good…because we’re gonna use the bad wood and we use the good wood…and we use the bad news that’s out there tonight and we use the good news that’s here tonight…and we got all the tools we need right there and right here on this stage, the E Street Band wants to build a house out of music and out of spirit and out, out, out of noise…well, the band is here tonight and we’re gonna do everything we can to bring down the power of the music on you (crowd cheers) but Bergen, Bergen, we need you to bring the noise! (crowd cheers) sing it…”
 * 09.06.09 Bergen, Norway, middle of “Working on a Dream”**

“Very obscure here, very obscure…I don’t know, let’s see what we got, boys…start it, Roy…see if you remember this one (laughs from the crowd)…(intro music starts)…oh, that’s right…gonna play a little soul music for you (crowd cheers)…that’s right, a little bit of soul…but first…I’ve got a question to ask you…have you ever blown a good thing?...have you ever had something good (crowd cheers) and fucked it up? (crowd cheers) that’s right, everybody’s done that…and all of a sudden there ain’t nothing you wouldn’t do…to have that thing back again…to have your woman back…or to get your man back again…a long, long time, a very long time ago…I had a wonderful lady I was going out with…she was, she was as sweet and as clear as the Norwegian air (crowd cheers) that’s right…now…the problem was I had an ex…and what is just one letter away from “ex”?...sex! that’s right, sex is – it’s just a letter away…so I make a mistake and I had sex with my ex…I blew a good thing (chuckles)…so that’s when I had to perfect and every man – let’s bring it down a bit…oh! right there…I had to perfect the art of begging – every man should know how to beg to his woman, don’t be, don’t be embarrassed about that and don’t be shy (crowd cheers) that’s right, you’ve got to learn how to beg to your woman…that’s right…first position – snare (Max hits the drum) (crowd cheers) that’s right, you’re gonna get down on your knees, you’re gonna get down on your knees right in front of your baby… and then you’re gonna say…”Baby…I’m so sorry…I’m so, so sorry… I made such a mistake”…then you’re gonna make a lot of excuses… some of them you’re gonna mean…”I didn’t know what I was doing …and now I’m so sorry…and all I want you to do is to give me…one more chance, darling…just one more chance and I promise I won’t hurt you no more…I promise I won’t hurt you no more…and I give you all the love that I have…and I won’t…hurt you no more”…but for it to work, you’ve got to mean it…for it to work…you’ve got to mean it…so that’s why I’m gonna tell you this story… (…) Baby…baby…baby…I’m so sorry…I’m so sorry…so take that home tonight…and remember: for it to work, you’ve got to mean it (crowd cheers)…”
 * 09.06.09 Bergen, Norway, intro to “Back in Your Arms”**

“I don’t know where we’re going from there, man...I’m gonna run home and see my baby (chuckles)(laughs from the crowd) you’re gonna have to do the rest of the night for yourself (chuckles) we’ll do that one, bring that sign up…that’s a, that’s a good one after this one, go ahead hand it up…”
 * 09.06.09 Bergen, Norway, intro to “Because the Night” (following “Back in Your Arms”)**

“Alright…we’ve never played these back-to-back before…ever in the history of the E Street Band’s career because I think they’re the same song…”
 * 09.06.09 Bergen, Norway, intro to “Cadillac Ranch” (following “Darlington County”)**

“Where’s the little girl with the…with the thing painted on her head? there she is…gonna do this one for you – oh!...she’s using her head for a request sign, that’s very (chuckles) (crowd cheers) here we go (crowd cheers) very creative, Norweginers*, very creative…” (* that should be “Norwegians,” Bruce )
 * 09.06.09 Bergen, Norway, intro to “The River”**

“Thank you (crowd cheers) thank you (crowd cheers)(thanks the crowd in Norwegian for being a fantastic crowd and says “we love you”) (crowd cheers) thank you, thank you for coming out to the show tonight here in Bergen, we thank you very much, it’s our first time here (crowd cheers) we’ll be back! (crowd cheers) thank you, yes…this is a song written in 1855 by Stephen Foster, back at home we’ve been going through some toughest times since the Great Depression, there’s millions of people that’ve lost their jobs and hundreds of thousands of people each, each month…very, very hard times, this was a song written in 1855, it is called “Hard times come again no more”…”
 * 09.06.09 Bergen, Norway, intro to “Hard Times”**

“Thank you for coming out tonight, Bergen… (…) The incredible Little Steven (crowd cheers) Mr. Garry W. Tallent (crowd cheers) Curtis King (crowd cheers) Sister Soozie Tyrell (crowd cheers) the phenomenon, Jay Weinberg on the drums (crowd cheers) Professor Roy Bittan (crowd cheers) Charlie Giordano (crowd cheers) one of the greatest guitarists in the world, Nils Lofgren (crowd cheers) Cindy Mizelle (crowd cheers) and the biggest man you’ve ever seen: Clarence “Big Man” Clemons (crowd cheers) Bergen! (crowd cheers) Bergen! (crowd cheers) Bergen! (crowd cheers) Norge! (crowd cheers) Norge! (crowd cheers) Norge! (crowd cheers) Norge! (crowd cheers) Norge! (crowd cheers) you’ve just seen the heart-stopping, pants-dropping, hard-rocking, earth-shocking, booty-shaking, love-making, Viagra-taking, history-making, legendary (crowd: “E Street Band”)(crowd cheers) ...”
 * 09.06.09 Bergen, Norway, intro to “American Land”**

“You can’t take no more (crowd cheers) you can’t take no more (crowd cheers)… (…) Steve…I think it’s (?) time (?) I think it’s quitting time (Steve: “Nah”) I gotta go back to the hotel (crowd: “No”) I gotta get in my pyjamas (crowd: “No”)(?)…Stevie, quick, (?) what time is it? (Steve: “Boss-time!”)…”
 * 09.06.09 Bergen, Norway, intro to “Glory Days”**

//Compiled by Johanna Pirttijärvi//